Editing 1952 Summer Olympics (section)

===Water polo===
[[File:Helsingin olympialaiset 1952 - XLVIII-286 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0000mrfj.jpg|thumb|Water polo match at [[Helsinki Swimming Stadium]]]]
{{Main article | Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
A total of 21 countries took part in the water polo tournament. The initial series of the Games was to be played in the offshore pools, but due to the coolness of the water, the [[FINA|International Swimming Federation]] ordered all the matches to be played at the Swimming Stadium. Because of this, some of the matches in the first series had to be played as early as six in the morning.{{sfn|Wickström|2002|p=121}}

The water polo championship was decided in the final block, where the four teams faced each other once. [[Hungarian national water polo team|Hungary]] and [[Yugoslavia men's national water polo team|Yugoslavia]] ended in a draw after winning two other matches and playing 2–2 each other. Hungary won gold with a better goal difference.{{sfn|Wickström|2002|p=121}}